Railroad-tie and fastener.



H. W, SEIBER.

RAILROAD TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16.1918.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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WZZW' HARVEY W. SEIBER, OF NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO.

RAILROAD-TIE AND FASTENER.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918 Application filed July 16, 1918. Serial No. 245,151.

To all 10 ham it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY W. SEIBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Philadelphia, in the county of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Railroad-Tie and Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

Itis the object of this invention to provide novel means for fastening a rail to a tie, and particularly, to provide a novel construction of key whereby the. rail may be held on the tie.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in'the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a tie embodying the invention hereinafter claimed, parts appearing in section; Fig. 2 is a top plan of the structure. shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a cross section taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4: of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a fragmental view, similar to Fig. 1, but showing the key in the process of being disengaged, Fig. 5 disclosing a slight modification in the invention; and Fig. 6 is an elevation showing the tool whereby the key is manipulated. Y

In carrying out the invention there is provided a tie 1 including top 2, a bottom 3 and a web 4 connecting the top and the bottom, the bottom having projections 5 adapted to engage the ballast, to aid in holding the tie in place. The top 2 of the tie is supplied with thickened seats 6 having ribs 7, between which is located the base flange of a railroad rail 8.

A channel-shaped rail brace 9 rests on the top 2 of the tie 1 and engages one side of the rail 8, the brace having a depending lug 10 received in an opening 11 formed in the top 2 of the tie. In the inner end wall of the brace 9, a recess 12 is fashioned. The base of the brace 9 is supplied with an opening 1 1, the walls of which may be inclined, as shown at 15, the opening 14 cooperating with an opening 16 fashioned in the top 2 of the tie 1. The web 4-. of the tie is provided with an offset 17 having keepers 18 and provided with cam surfaces 19 located above the keepers. The numeral 20 marks a key including a head 21 and a shank 22. The shank 22 of the key extends through the opening 16 inthe tie and through the opening 14 in the brace 9, the inner end of the head 21 being received in the recess 12 of the brace 9 and bearing on the base of the retainer. The shank 22 is provided with a lug 23 engaged beneath the top 2 of the tie at one end of the opening 16. As shown in Fig. 41-, the side faces of the head 21 of the key slope to conform to the inclined walls 15 of the opening 14 inthe base of the brace 9. Intermediate its ends, and upon its outer edge, the key 20 is supplied with a projection 24. The lower end of the key 20 is resilient, this end being thinned as shown at 25, and terminating in an extension 26 en' gaged with the keeper 18. The key 29 on the opposite side of the rail 8 is constructed like the key 20, saving for the fact that the head of the key 29 engages directly with the base flange of the rail 8.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings wherein a modification of the invention is shown, parts hereinbefore described are designated by numerals previously used, with the sufiix a. The modification, in this form 0f the invention, consists in dispensing with the retainer 9 and in having the heads of both keys engaged directly with the base flange of the rail 8*.

Openings 28 are formed in the web 1 of the tie near to the projections 24 on the keys 20 and 29. The invention contemplates the use of a tool 39 including a body 30, a handle 31 and a bit 32. The end of the body 30 of the tool 39 may be inserted in one of the openings 28, and when the tool is rotated by means of the handle 31, the bit 32, cooperating with the projection 24, flexes the key 29 until the terminal extension 26 of the key is disengaged from the keeper 18. This will be understood clearly, when Fig. 1 is compared with Fig. 5. During this operation, the cam edge 19 acts as a fulcrum, across which the key is bent. A continued rotation of the tool 39 will cause an elevation of the key 20 and a thereof from the brace 9. operated in a similar way.

The parts 17 act aS reinforcements under the rails and the tie may be reinforced between its ends as shown at 100.

The elements 17 and 100 may be strengthened by cross webs 101.

The keys 20 may be driven to place, and there is enough resiliency in the shanks 22 so that the shoulders or lugs 23 first pass downwardly through the openings 16 inthe top 2 of the tie, and then engage beneath the top as shown in Fig. 1. 7

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described,a tie having an offset on its side; a key including a rail retaining head, and a resilient shank having means for engaging the offset; and mechanism for flexing the key on the offset intermediate the head and said means, to disengage said means from the ofiset and to effect an elevation of the key.

2. In a device of the class described, a tie having an offset on its side; a key including a rail retaining head, and a resilient shank having means for engaging the offset, the key being provided with a projection; and a tool removably journaled in the tie and provided with a part for engaging the projec' disengagement The key 29 1s Copies of this patent may be obtained for tion, to flex the key intermediate its ends, to disengage said means from the ofl'set, and to effect an elevation of the key.

3. In a device of the class described, a tie having an ofi'set on its side; a rail on the tie; a brace 0n the tie and engaging the rail, the brace and the tie having openings; a key extended through the openings, and provided with a head engaging the brace, the key including a shank having means for engaging the oflset; and mechanism for flexing'the key transversely, to disengage said means from the offset, and to effect an elevation of the key.

at. In a device of the classdescribed, a tie having an offset and provided with an opening; a rail on the tie a key extended through the opening and including a head bearing directly on the rail, the key comprising a shank having means for engaging the ofiset; and mechanism for flexing the key transversely, to disengage said means from the offset and to effect an elevation of the key In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARVEY W. SEIBER. Witnesses:

H. M. Hmon, R. S. Wnrr.

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